Saw-holding device.



M. CLARKE.

SAW HOLDING DEVICE. APPLICATION HLED APR.8, 1914.

Patented June 22, 1915.

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MATTHEW CLARKE, or wiLKEs-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAW-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed April 8, 1914. Serial No. 830,528.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW CLARKE, citizen of the United States, residing at lVilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Saw- Holding Devices, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in saw holding devices, and as its principal object aims to provide a fastcner which may be easily and conveniently attached to the lid of any tool box, on the leg of a work bench, or on a wall for properly supporting a saw. v

A further object is the provisionof a fastener which is so constructed that it will receive the handle of the saw.

An object of equal importance with the foregoing is to construct the fastening device with such regard to proportion, number and arrangement of parts that it may be cheaply manufactured, will be durable and efficient in service, and may be readily and conveniently applied to any supportlng structure on which it is desired to place a saw.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims, which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

\Vith reference to the drawings, wherein there has been illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool box showing the lid thereof in open position, and illustrating a saw properly supported in the lid by means of my fastening device; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the handle receiving fastener; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Before taking up the detailed description of the fastening device, I desire to explain that while it has been designed particularly for application to tool boxes, has been illustrated and will be hereinafter fully described in that connection, it may be employed with equal efficiency when'attached to the leg of a working bench, to a wall, or any other supporting structure on which or against which it may be found expedient to support the saw when the tool is not in use.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, two fastening devices, which are designated as entireties in Fig. 1 by the numerals 10 and 11, are attached to the inner face of the lid or cover 12 of a tool box 13. Upon reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the fastening member 10 serves to detachably hold the blade 14 of the saw against the cover or lid, and that the fastener 11 receives the handle 15 of the saw and properly supports this member. Since the fastening member 10 is not comprehended by the subject of the present invention, a further description thereof will not be given.

The handle fastening member 11 includes a casing or cap portion 31, a keeper 32, and a locking or retaining spring 33, which is adapted, as will be hereinafter more fully explained, to hold the keeper 32 in open or closed position at the will of the user of the device. The body member 31 of the handle fastening member 11 is formed from a sheet of metal, stamped to produce a longitudinally curved casing 34 and a peripheral attaching flange 35 which extends laterally from the lower edges of the member 34 and is adapted to receive screws, rivets, or similar fastening devices 36, whereby the body of the handle fastening member may be properly secured to the inner face of the member 12. As stated, the casing 34 is longitudinally curved to conform to the cur vature of the opening such as is ordinarily formed in a saw handle. The side and end walls of the casing 34 are outwardly convergent, so that the casing is tapered from its outer face toward its base to facilitate the application of the saw handle.

The keeper member 32 is arranged on the outer face of the casing 34, and at an approximate central point thereof. The keeper is, of course, rotatable, so that it may be arranged to extend transversely with respect to the casing 34, or may be arranged to extend longitudinally thereof, enabling the user of the device to either lock the saw handle against displacement or remove it. The keeper member 32 is in conformation similar to the well-known wing-nut, and is equipped with a shank or shaft 37 which extends through an opening formed in the casing 34, as shown particularly in Fig. 3. The inner terminal of the member 37 is provided with a squared head 38, which is engageable by the spring 33. This member 'dle.

33 is of the type known as a leaf spring, and is terminally mounted on supporting rods or pins 39 and 40. The members 39 and 40 extend transversely through the easing 34 and are disposed at the terminals thereof.

In order to space the spring 33 from the wall of the casing so that its intermediate portion may be flexed when the keeper 32 is rotated, I have provided the spacing blocks 41 and 42. These members 41 and 42 are interposed between the wall of the casing 34 and the terminals of the spring 33, being mounted on the rods 39 and 40.

In order to normally hold the boss 43, which is formed on the lower face and at a central point of the keeper 32, in enga ement with the casing 34, I have woun a helical spring 44 around the member 37 as shown in Fig. 3. The one terminal of the spring 44 bears against the squared head 38, while the other terminal bears against the inner face of the casing 34. The spring 44 being of the expansive type, it is obvious that the boss 43 is normally held in engagement with the casing 34, and that the member 37 is thus held against movement therethrough.

As regards the operation of the keeper member 32, attention is directed to Figs. 1 and 2 particularly. Upon reference to these figures, it will be seen that the spring 33 normally engages flatly against the adjacent face of the head member 38, and thus acts to hold the shaft or shank 37 of the keeper against rotation. Obviously, therefore, the keeper 32 may be yieldably held to extend either transversely or longitudinally with respect to the casing 34. VJhen the saw is to be placed within the lid 12, the handle 15 is engaged with the casing 34 by inserting the casing through the opening of the han- The keeper 32, which has been previously disposed to extend longitudinally of the casing 34, is then rotated against the tension of the spring 33, so that it will extend transversely, as in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen that the handle is received by the casing 34 of the fastening device 11, and that the keeper 32 being transversely disposed prevents the displacement of the handle inasmuch as the terminals of the keeper will engage the handle if this member shifts and tends to drop from the casing 34.

In reduction to practice, it has been found that the form of this invention illustrated in the drawings, and referred to in the above description asthe preferred embodiment, is

the most efficient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of this device will necessarily vary, it

is desirable to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined in the appended claims,

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A saw holding device including a easing, a keeper member rotatable thereon, a spindle carried by the keeper member and journaled in the casing, a spring carried by said spindle for normally holding the keeper in engagement with the casing, supporting rods arranged withinthe casing, and a spring carried by said rods and engaging the spindle for yieldably holding the keeper against rotation.

2. A saw holding device including a casing, a keeper member rotatable thereon, a spindle carried by the keeper member and journa-led in the casing, a spring carried by the spindle for normally holding the keeper in engagement with the casing, supporting rods arranged within the casing, and a flat spring supported at its extremities upon said rods, said last mentioned spring engaging the spindle for yieldably holding the keeper against rotation.

3. A saw holding device including a casing, a keeper member rotatable thereon, a spindle carried by the keeper member and journaled in the casing, a spring carried by the spindle for normally holding the keeper in engagement with the casing, supporting rods arranged within the casing, spacer members carried by said rods, and a spring supported by the rods and mounted upon said spacer members, said last mentioned spring engaging the spindle for yieldably holding the keeper against rotation.

4. A saw holding device including a easing, a keeper member rotatable thereon, a spindle carried by the keeper member and journaled in the casing, a spring carried by the spindle for normally holding the keeper in engagement with the casing, supporting rods extending transversely of the casing, spacer blocks carried by said rods, and a spring supported at its extremities upon said rods and seating upon said spacer blocks, said last mentioned spring engaging the spindle for yieldably holding the keeper against rotation.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of witnesses.

MATTHEW CLARKE. [n a] Witnesses:

D. L. ONEILL, Jr., D. L. ONEILL, P. A. ONEILL.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

